At the risk of sounding whiny, aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I slept well and exercised and made hot cereal for breakfast and opened the paper to find that, separate and apart from the Arizona Department of Health Services' and the Pima County Health Department's vaccine registration/invitation sites, pharmacies at Fry's and Safeway were getting and injecting vaccine into the arms of people who were reading the Arizona Star.
I left the oatmeal cooling in the bowl. I opened the websites and registered myself and cursed at having to do this all over again for TBG as I clicked through the speedy and easy to follow pages to find that, of course, there were no available dates.
I registered TBG before I went to the Safeway site and had the same experience.
I spent the rest of today in a funk. I logged on randomly during the day, but nothing changed,. Before I made dinner, I called the local Fry's pharmacy and asked the lovely lady (who answered after only two rings) if she had any Covid vaccines. She sighed, said they had been available last week, that no Fry's in town had any nor knew when more would come, although she was sure that more was on the way.
I keep thinking about the 5,000 person per day sites that are up and ready to run, 24/7.
I can't look at Facebook and see my friends in California and New York and Chicago and Indiana showing off their vaccination cards and maintain my equanimity. I'm jealous where I should be grateful that someone I love is one step closer to being safe.
But I'm so through with handling Trump's incompetence while maintaining my equanimity, and this lack of supply cannot be laid at President Biden's feet. We did everything we were supposed to do. I am furious that my government did not do the same.
Fortunately, President Biden does have a plan, and you can read the Fact Sheet here. It's not very long and it is very clear. Reading it helped me breathe again.
I've decided to take a deep breath and continue my delivery/curbside, sequestered with my sweetie, life. I'm sure we will receive our vaccines eventually. I have to embrace the uncertainty and move on.
Little Cuter says anxiety is wishing that was is, isn't.
I should remember that.
We got ours yesterday at the park behind the Oro Valley High School. My husband had read that it was going to be there by vehicle and got on the phone, got us both registered and then we had the date the next day because so many didn't know about it. It was through MHC Healthcare and the Moderna, which we wanted. It was very effective with a lot there to get questions asked, administer the vaccine, then be there for the 15 minute wait with another crew. I now have a fact sheet as well as a card that has our next date to get the second *fingers crossed that it'll be there*. We got the info through a pop up on Google news from a site called Tucson Weekly (we think). When he told the guy how shocked we were to get in so fast, he said it's because a lot don't know yet. They are doing the vehicle ones in Oro Valley on Thursdays and in Marana Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Unfortunately, they were for those over 75. Hopefully they'll lower it to over 65 as they are now allowing those over 70 to signup.
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DeleteLittle Cuter read this (Indiana's on East coast time so she's up early) and texted me to wake me up and tell me. It didn't work well on the phone, but the computer put up all the dates and times and it was onetwothree easy peasy.
Little Cuter wants to give you a medal! I want to bake you all the brownies in the land!! I LOVE BLOGGING!!! (and you!!! and Farm Boss)
There are still appts available as I type this at 7:23.
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RAIN!!!!!!!!
DeleteMY DAD GOT A VACCINE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF YOU. Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you. I am so grateful for you and the fact that you shared your hot tip. I can breathe JUST a teeny bit easier now that there's a light at the end of the tunnel for one of my people. You are, without question, my favorite person today. THANK YOU.
I was too excited to include my name in my comment above- Little Cuter thanks you with all her heart :)
DeleteHappy it all worked out. Someday it'll be smoother but today is not the day. We both had no reaction from our first one but they say the problems are with the second. I just hope that Pima County has enough vaccines to do that. We shall know eventually. :)
DeleteI've had the most relaxed weekend in a year, only having to worry about myself.
DeleteHere's hoping there's vaccine available when his time rolls around.
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A site has opened for the older 75 cohort at Tucson Convention Center. In the near future they will be taking over 70 people. It was so poorly advertised they were pulling random people in at the end of the day, so as not to waste the vaccine. Messaging on this has just been abysmal. I am really pleased for you and your success with this.
ReplyDeleteA friend waited 3 hours and got her 1st shot at TCC. I'd wait in my car for that length of time, but not standing outside with people all around me.
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Good job, Little Cuter!!! And it is now clear that there are some advantages to being in Indiana and its (incorrect) Eastern time zone in the winter. :)
ReplyDeleteYay for us Hoosiers.
And you and Big Cheese are on your way to full protection! There are rays of hope!
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